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the u.s. economy and offered the candidate the last chance to face-off before the election which is now just two weeks ahead. joining me now is a distinguished group of the wealth of knowledge when it comes to foreign policy, from washington's zbigniew brzezinski, national security advisor, under president jimmy carter, david ignatius of the washington post and michael mazarr, professor of national security strategy at the u.s. national war college. with me in new york, general jim jones, former national security advisor for president obama. i am pleased to have each of them here on this program to talk about this important topic. michael tell me what the essential argument is that you are outlining in this piece. >> well, yes, the essential argument of the piece is that the current u.s. strategic posture is unsustainable. we have a de facto strategic paradigm that guides the national security policy that is extremely demanding. it is the legacy of the post colorado war period and in many ways
the u.s. economy and offered the candidate the last chance to face-off before the election which is now just two weeks ahead. joining me now is a distinguished group of the wealth of knowledge when it comes to foreign policy, from washington's zbigniew brzezinski, national security advisor, under president jimmy carter, david ignatius of the washington post and michael mazarr, professor of national security strategy at the u.s. national war college. with me in new york, general jim jones,...
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the u.s. would have to join it. so there has been daylight, but the daylight in the obama administration's view has been intended to say to the israelis, "look, we're not at the point yet where they're about to get a bomb, there are other possibilities, including more sanctions and more sabotage." >> rose: prime minister netanyahu would welcome this speech? >> by and large yes. but there were some interesting statements that i'm not sure if the word would be "welcome." when governor romney talked about a two-state solution in the middle east and talked about a prosperous and secure independent palestinian state, that was interesting to me because given some of his previous comments people may have wondered whether he represented something of a departure and that to me was his way of saying look, i'm in the mainstream on important issues, i'm in the mainstream on the middle east peace process i want a two-state solution so there's no departurethere despite what you may have thought about me. he's very supportive of d
the u.s. would have to join it. so there has been daylight, but the daylight in the obama administration's view has been intended to say to the israelis, "look, we're not at the point yet where they're about to get a bomb, there are other possibilities, including more sanctions and more sabotage." >> rose: prime minister netanyahu would welcome this speech? >> by and large yes. but there were some interesting statements that i'm not sure if the word would be...
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economy and the economic recovery. or lanes the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. there was also the moment in which the president, romney kept saying look you can attack he but that is not a proposal for the future. did that score? what was the best line that ronald any had during the evening? anybody? >> the -- you can't attack me was clearly his go to line. >> rose: right. >> -- if the president attacked, other than that, i can't think of any real standout lines that governor romney had. i don't think he wanted the zingers, i think he stayed away from that, he was just playing it very safe. obviously, president obama had a few good zingers, the one about the bayonets and horses when they started talking about nuclear sub reenls that was probably one of the lines of the night. >> rose: gwen, go ahead. >> a load of good lines. >> the point that i think there that governor rom think wants to make over and over is that the world is in greater tumult is the word he kept using than it was when, four years ago, we are closer to a nuclear bomb in iran, al qaeda is back,
economy and the economic recovery. or lanes the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. there was also the moment in which the president, romney kept saying look you can attack he but that is not a proposal for the future. did that score? what was the best line that ronald any had during the evening? anybody? >> the -- you can't attack me was clearly his go to line. >> rose: right. >> -- if the president attacked, other than that, i can't think of any real standout lines that...
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>> i think the russia and u.s. should work together and the decisions which are made long ago still prevail. we are two worlds. >> rose: gorbachev. >> east -- west. >> gorbachev really was able to melt it down so there was a feeling of always coming together and never really did, although i know that yeltsin and then putin, i think they put quite an effort in making positions, bill clinton, and putin worked with george w. bush, but never really worked truly, i am observing it all the time, because then interests, maybe, maybe the culture ffence, but today, russia is so chose to pakistan, afghanistan, iran, iraq, yes, syria, not that close to libya, but egypt, but still quite close, and i think strategically it is maybe all in all a wrong moment to go totally apart and america goes this way and russia this way. and also strategically which is twoiffere things. >> rose: the role russia plays in terms of withdrawal from afghanistan and other issues, thank you for coming. pleasure to see you. good luck friday night at
>> i think the russia and u.s. should work together and the decisions which are made long ago still prevail. we are two worlds. >> rose: gorbachev. >> east -- west. >> gorbachev really was able to melt it down so there was a feeling of always coming together and never really did, although i know that yeltsin and then putin, i think they put quite an effort in making positions, bill clinton, and putin worked with george w. bush, but never really worked truly, i am...
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regional powers, iran, saudi, et cetera, and you have then got the geo politics, u.s. and uk on one side and russia on the other. i think the hole in the middle of this is what is a post as sad, assad syria going to look at, what is the political and security order of a post assad era on? >> you has mosni on the panel you need to get egypt, iran and others around the table. >> it seems me he is right, basically, because all of those four countries have got a buying interest and we have interests as well, so i think we -- >> you don't mind the idea of iran being part of that and saudi arabia? >> they already are a part of it. >> they have dealt themselves in but in a negative way. >> but the united states has not bought into that idea. >> it is very difficult and if you are saying to me what is going to be the thing that in the end find a way through, i haven't yet seen a military plan that has said to me, yes this is a way of protecting those people. and -- but the threat from the minister in my time said the definition of foreign policy is stopping people from killing
regional powers, iran, saudi, et cetera, and you have then got the geo politics, u.s. and uk on one side and russia on the other. i think the hole in the middle of this is what is a post as sad, assad syria going to look at, what is the political and security order of a post assad era on? >> you has mosni on the panel you need to get egypt, iran and others around the table. >> it seems me he is right, basically, because all of those four countries have got a buying interest and we...
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u.s. withdrawal is scheduled to end by 2014. what's the schedule for nato countries if it differs? >> it's the same. we have outlined a clear road map for a gradual handover of responsibility to the afghan security forces. that's a nato and i.s.a.f. decision. we have 50 countries in our i.s.a.f. coalition. 28 nato allies and 22 partners. and we have agreed on a road map according to which we will gradually hand over lead responsibility to the afghans. they will take full responsibility by the end of 2014 and our i.s.a.f. combat mission will end by the end of 2014. so that's a joined everyday and a joint plan. >> rose: could it be stalled by these killings on the part of people who would be part of afghan police but turn out to be assassins? >> these so-called insider attacks will not derail our strategy. but i have to say they are a matter of great concern because people ask-- legitimately so-- why is it that we send trainers to help the afghans and they turn their weapons against the very same trainers. and these insider attacks threaten to undermine trusts and confidence between
u.s. withdrawal is scheduled to end by 2014. what's the schedule for nato countries if it differs? >> it's the same. we have outlined a clear road map for a gradual handover of responsibility to the afghan security forces. that's a nato and i.s.a.f. decision. we have 50 countries in our i.s.a.f. coalition. 28 nato allies and 22 partners. and we have agreed on a road map according to which we will gradually hand over lead responsibility to the afghans. they will take full responsibility by...